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New Jersey Drone Invasion (2 Viewers)

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Anyone following the mass drone sightings in NJ? For the last few nights, it's been all over local news and social media. People are reporting multiple drones flying around New Jersey - the locations are a little random - ranging from military bases and reservoirs to hovering over some random Karen's deck. They seem to be quite large, and the come back to certain places night after night. Sightings are mostly at night. I will say that there were several sightings last night, including my neighbor who indicated he saw dozens from a high overlook and that they were definitely not planes. It was suuuper windy here last night, so any drone in the sky would have to be big and powerful just to stay in place against the wind.

I'm going to go to the same spot he was at tonight and see if I can see anything. :tinfoilhat:

Some links:
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6365628714112
https://www.nj.com/news/2024/12/more-mystery-drones-spotted-over-nj-heres-what-we-know.html
 
Interesting. I do recall reading there's a crackpot prognosticator who randomly got something right at one point who predicted an alien invasion beginning Dec. 3rd that would look like a drone flight and the reddit nerds were going nuts over it a while back. 👾:alien:
 
My friend's parents had one literally park itself in front of their bedroom a window a few nights back. They're gun people, but by the time they were able to get out of bed and mount up, it flew away.

They called the police, who told them it would be illegal to shoot it down. I get they dont want people firing guns up into the sky at random flying objects, but a drone parked directly outside your window (and they live out on a farm, so they wouldn't be endangering anyone else) I say fire away.
 
TLEF316 said:
My friend's parents had one literally park itself in front of their bedroom a window a few nights back. They're gun people, but by the time they were able to get out of bed and mount up, it flew away.

They called the police, who told them it would be illegal to shoot it down. I get they dont want people firing guns up into the sky at random flying objects, but a drone parked directly outside your window (and they live out on a farm, so they wouldn't be endangering anyone else) I say fire away.
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Federal law considers it shooting at an aircraft. Federal law also says it's illegal to disrupt private property and/or film with a drone on private property

That being said I personally would be fine shooting one down "safely"
 
belljr said:
TLEF316 said:
My friend's parents had one literally park itself in front of their bedroom a window a few nights back. They're gun people, but by the time they were able to get out of bed and mount up, it flew away.

They called the police, who told them it would be illegal to shoot it down. I get they dont want people firing guns up into the sky at random flying objects, but a drone parked directly outside your window (and they live out on a farm, so they wouldn't be endangering anyone else) I say fire away.
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Federal law considers it shooting at an aircraft. Federal law also says it's illegal to disrupt private property and/or film with a drone on private property

That being said I personally would be fine shooting one down "safely"
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What about a bow and arrow or one of those fancy slingshots?

I feel like if a drone is parked outside your window presumably filming, that should count as an intruder justifying shooting it down.
 
I worry a lot people will start popping off with fpv drones like in Ukraine to murder people. Honestly surprised hasn't happened yet. Just thinking instead of a nyc handgun hit a fpv drone on the CEO while in his yard would do same thing.
 
Been happening in NJ for a few weeks - last few nights multiple flying around my town in Northern NJ - they are not small personal drones - some are as big as cars. We have a military arsenal 20 miles away which has a lot of theories from it - many people I know reported to FBI but no answers. It has to be military of some sort - I recall the china spy balloon incident in past - never know....if continues this story will get bigger as its all over NJ.
 
Scoresman said:
belljr said:
TLEF316 said:
My friend's parents had one literally park itself in front of their bedroom a window a few nights back. They're gun people, but by the time they were able to get out of bed and mount up, it flew away.

They called the police, who told them it would be illegal to shoot it down. I get they dont want people firing guns up into the sky at random flying objects, but a drone parked directly outside your window (and they live out on a farm, so they wouldn't be endangering anyone else) I say fire away.
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Federal law considers it shooting at an aircraft. Federal law also says it's illegal to disrupt private property and/or film with a drone on private property

That being said I personally would be fine shooting one down "safely"
Click to expand...

What about a bow and arrow or one of those fancy slingshots?

I feel like if a drone is parked outside your window presumably filming, that should count as an intruder justifying shooting it down.
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I don't make the rules. Per faa website

Is It Legal to Shoot Down Drones in the U.S.? No, shooting down drones is illegal under U.S. federal law. Destruction of aircraft is a federal offense, and those responsible could face heavy fines and imprisonment.
 
I'd take my chances with a judge/jury on shooting a "peeper" drone.
Feds would make a lot of noise when this first happens but come trial time
you might get down to where there is no jail time.
 
belljr said:
Scoresman said:
belljr said:
TLEF316 said:
My friend's parents had one literally park itself in front of their bedroom a window a few nights back. They're gun people, but by the time they were able to get out of bed and mount up, it flew away.

They called the police, who told them it would be illegal to shoot it down. I get they dont want people firing guns up into the sky at random flying objects, but a drone parked directly outside your window (and they live out on a farm, so they wouldn't be endangering anyone else) I say fire away.
Click to expand...
Federal law considers it shooting at an aircraft. Federal law also says it's illegal to disrupt private property and/or film with a drone on private property

That being said I personally would be fine shooting one down "safely"
Click to expand...

What about a bow and arrow or one of those fancy slingshots?

I feel like if a drone is parked outside your window presumably filming, that should count as an intruder justifying shooting it down.
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I don't make the rules. Per faa website

Is It Legal to Shoot Down Drones in the U.S.? No, shooting down drones is illegal under U.S. federal law. Destruction of aircraft is a federal offense, and those responsible could face heavy fines and imprisonment.
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If like to see where they are classified as aircraft. Id argue no seats. Not an aircraft.
 
culdeus said:
belljr said:
Scoresman said:
belljr said:
TLEF316 said:
My friend's parents had one literally park itself in front of their bedroom a window a few nights back. They're gun people, but by the time they were able to get out of bed and mount up, it flew away.

They called the police, who told them it would be illegal to shoot it down. I get they dont want people firing guns up into the sky at random flying objects, but a drone parked directly outside your window (and they live out on a farm, so they wouldn't be endangering anyone else) I say fire away.
Click to expand...
Federal law considers it shooting at an aircraft. Federal law also says it's illegal to disrupt private property and/or film with a drone on private property

That being said I personally would be fine shooting one down "safely"
Click to expand...

What about a bow and arrow or one of those fancy slingshots?

I feel like if a drone is parked outside your window presumably filming, that should count as an intruder justifying shooting it down.
Click to expand...
I don't make the rules. Per faa website

Is It Legal to Shoot Down Drones in the U.S.? No, shooting down drones is illegal under U.S. federal law. Destruction of aircraft is a federal offense, and those responsible could face heavy fines and imprisonment.
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If like to see where they are classified as aircraft. Id argue no seats. Not an aircraft.
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Fine I'll do the leg work


Recreational flyer UAS:
The FAA considers recreational UAS to be aircraft that fall within the statutory and regulatory definitions of an aircraft, in that they are devices that are used or intended to be used for flight in the air. As aircraft, these devices generally are subject to FAA oversight and enforcement.

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Eta: will also be referenced as unmanned vs manned aircraft on occasion
 
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There should be some sort of law stating that the airspace 50' above your property is yours and you're free to destroy others' property that violates that airspace.
 
The Z Machine said:
There should be some sort of law stating that the airspace 50' above your property is yours and you're free to destroy others' property that violates that airspace.
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There should be some sort of law that prevents government agencies from doing this but it’s likely that won’t happen because it’s the government that would have to pass a law restraining itself from doing so, and there always seems to be a reason for a lack of restraint when it comes to surveillance these days. The fox is watching the hen house when it comes to this sort of stuff. It’s rubber stamps and FISA requests all the way down.

Kyllo barely protected houses from thermal imaging by the government by saying the government had to get a warrant when using technology that wasn’t everyday use. Imagine this standard set to drones that are pretty much now able to be possessed by the public.

The S. Court has some big 4th Amendment cases that will surely be looming in the future. Let’s pray that they decide to protect houses from this garbage.
 
Shoot a drone outside your window? Seems unsafe.
Can't ya just throw a towel on it or something?
Indiana Jones whip?
Nerf gun?
Catch it in a fishing net?
Close the blinds?
Make up a new dance so the drone can see you, and get famous??
 
I went out actively looking on Friday evening, and had an eye towards the sky much of the weekend from here in Hunterdon County NJ. I didn't see anything that I could definitively say was a drone. I did see a few lights that looked more stationary than a plane way out on the horizon from an elevated vantage point, but we're right in the approach path for a lot of Newark flights, so it's always hard to tell.

Some of the video I've seen are very clearly drones, but I've also seen a lot that, to me, are planes. I definitely think they're up there, but I also think there are a lot of people who WANT to see one and are making normal air traffic out to be drones for one reason or another.

They do need to issue an official statement if they know what the drones are. It's the first small-talk conversation everyone has around here, and some folks are really getting freaked out - including my kids.
 
A couple were seen in my nape of the woods this weekend

And the RING community made sure to post about it every 30 seconds :rolleyes:
 
Let's not make it political but that doesn't mean we can't report what is being presented by elected officials up there
I'll quickly go thru the 3 different scenarios and what is being reported that I heard on TV as recently as lunch time today out here in the East
And for those who are completely in the dark I would point you to some headlines

www.dailymail.co.uk

Drones spark 'state of emergency' in New Jersey

The mysterious swarms of drones in New Jersey have sparked calls for a 'state of emergency' until answers are given about the thousands of bizarre sightings across the region since November.
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk
-There is a set of 7 pictures in that article, No 5 in that series of 7 shots was what really got my attention

Theory #1 and the one I have a hard time not believing is that it's our own military testing out new gadgets and technology but elected officials in New Jersey have spoken with top top top officials and they swear they know nothing about these drones, if it truly is not something within the good ole USA as part of our military or intelligence than I do think the public needs to know a lot more about these. I'm not totally sold that it isn't the United States

Theory #2 and one that seems to be debunked quickly is hobbyists in the drone community, nobody in those verticals seem to believe any of them have the technology or drones in their possession to pull this off and that will lead us to

Theory #3 is that its a foreign government or country, namely Iran which bought a lot of this stuff from China and it is being presented that they are parked in a boat of the Eastern Seaboard and launching these to gather intelligence. Also many elected officials have homes in New Jersey and the Northeast and could be targets. I have a hard time understanding how Iran could be parked off shore and launching these without out military cruisng up next to them or shooting these things out of the sky

And that is what officials in New Jersey are starting to clamor for is US intervention and bringing these drones down immediately or the next time they appear
I'm surprised it's not bigger news

If it were true that Iran or some foreign entity is responsible for these drones at night then I think immediate action should be taken and i would assume many others would feel likewise
Whatever and however they need to do it and again I wouldn't start finger pointing, I'd rather just see the officials working together to put a stop to all of this

Theory #1 seems a lot more plausible than 3 on this list, what say you?
Has anyone seen them with their own eyes yet?
 
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New Jersey Drone Invasion

Anyone following the mass drone sightings in NJ? For the last few nights, it's been all over local news and social media. People are reporting multiple drones flying around New Jersey - the locations are a little random - ranging from military bases and reservoirs to hovering over some random...
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I heard theory #3 and would not be surprised. If that is the case, then we should shoot them all down and sink the boat that they are coming from. Just like the spy balloon that crossed the whole country earlier this year, why wait to give a response. Are we waiting until something bad actually happens ?
 
The Gator said:

New Jersey Drone Invasion

Anyone following the mass drone sightings in NJ? For the last few nights, it's been all over local news and social media. People are reporting multiple drones flying around New Jersey - the locations are a little random - ranging from military bases and reservoirs to hovering over some random...
forums.footballguys.com forums.footballguys.com
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Thank you and my apologies for having to fire up a 2nd one
 
it’s wild this has been going on for weeks and all we get is :shrug: . If these drones are Chinese/Russian/Iranian we have a problem. If these drones are not Chinese/Russian/Iranian we have a problem
Seems crazy if it was some routine military training exercise night after night, you would think the local residents deserve some info. One story out there is that the military is looking for something extremely dangerous , biological weapon etc.That would explain absolutely no information to the public. Are we gearing up for WW3?

Iran-They have threatened the President-elect but are they capable of launching these drones from a “mothership” at sea?I don’t believe so and Russia as well, if they had these drones you would think they would deployed in some capacity with Ukraine .China yes.
If this was Iran why would we let it happen

NHI- what is being videoed in NJ is a lot different than the orbs and tictac type uaps but is this catastrophic disclosure?
 
Leroy Hoard said:
Mystery Drones would be a good name for a cover band. 🎸
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Second Hand Satellites was an actual name for a collaboration in the underground house/techno scene in the 90s/OOs

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I know Chris-Three personally from Tampa back in the early-mid 90s, he was expanding as a DJ/composer, will see him again this weekend in Ybor
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NEW: Pentagon denies earlier reporting of an Iranian “mothership” launching drones off the east coast, says they don’t know where the drones are coming from.

“At this time, we have no evidence that these activities are coming from a foreign entity or the work of an adversary.”

“These are not US military drones. Again, this is being investigated by law, local law enforcement. What our initial assessment here is that these are not drones or activities coming from a foreign entity or adversary.”
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What does that leave then?
 
HellToupee said:
NEW: Pentagon denies earlier reporting of an Iranian “mothership” launching drones off the east coast, says they don’t know where the drones are coming from.

“At this time, we have no evidence that these activities are coming from a foreign entity or the work of an adversary.”

“These are not US military drones. Again, this is being investigated by law, local law enforcement. What our initial assessment here is that these are not drones or activities coming from a foreign entity or adversary.”
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What does that leave then?
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Is there an upcoming soccer match with team Canada coming up?
 
HellToupee said:
it’s wild this has been going on for weeks and all we get is :shrug: . If these drones are Chinese/Russian/Iranian we have a problem. If these drones are not Chinese/Russian/Iranian we have a problem
Seems crazy if it was some routine military training exercise night after night, you would think the local residents deserve some info. One story out there is that the military is looking for something extremely dangerous , biological weapon etc.That would explain absolutely no information to the public. Are we gearing up for WW3?

Iran-They have threatened the President-elect but are they capable of launching these drones from a “mothership” at sea?I don’t believe so and Russia as well, if they had these drones you would think they would deployed in some capacity with Ukraine .China yes.
If this was Iran why would we let it happen

NHI- what is being videoed in NJ is a lot different than the orbs and tictac type uaps but is this catastrophic disclosure?
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I believe there is a mother ship of some sort...now who has control of that mothership and is actually launching all these over the Northeast Coast is anyone's guess
It's hard for me to believe that our military doesn't know what they are or isn't directly involved with their sudden appearances

If it were a foreign entity of some kind parked off shore, it would be baffling to watch our elected officials just throw their hands up in the air
I think we can rule out the hobby enthusiasts or the drone community w/in the United States

I'd like to have a drone and just capture some pictures from up above of my community and beaches.
 
belljr said:
A couple were seen in my nape of the woods this weekend

And the RING community made sure to post about it every 30 seconds :rolleyes:
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Ironically, the Ring Neighbors thing is where I saw the first ever reference to the drones as someone posted a few weeks ago asking if anyone else saw them.
 
QuizGuy66 said:
Theory 4: Aliens checking out our awesome state.
-QG
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:lol:

-Unfortunately in a world of cameras pointed in every direction we still cannot get a clear picture of a single alien
These quick moving tic tacs on Navy/Air Force scopes don't exactly make me a believer either
Still no clear images of a UFO

-There is a story about aliens or UFOs over a lake in Michigan, when you see people interviewed it's hard to doubt their stories as they all seem to collaborate but that doesn't mean what they all saw was actually a UFO/Alien but that story is one of the more compelling I've ever heard

I did a quick search and I think this is it

1994 Michigan UFO event - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
We actually have some radar data that backs up the story of people seeing something unexplainable
 
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